To not sleep in Korean 🇰🇷

안 자다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break down the phrase: "안" means "not" and "자다" means "to sleep." Simply attach the negation before the verb.
• Think of "자다" as “catching some Z’s”—if you don’t want to catch Z’s, you add "안" to remember “not catching Z’s.”

Explanations:
• "안 자다" is composed of the adverb "안" (not) and the verb "자다" (to sleep). Together, they mean “to not sleep.”
• This form is informal; in more formal contexts you might use the construction "잠을 자지 않다."

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• "잠을 자지 않다" – a more formal/complete way of saying “don’t sleep” (literally “do not sleep”).
• "잠 못 자다" – means “to be unable to sleep” (often implying insomnia or restlessness).

Conjugations for "안 자다" (based on the verb "자다"):
• Infinitive: 안 자다  (Romanized: an jada)
• Present (polite): 안 자요  (Romanized: an jayo)
  Present (informal): 안 자  (Romanized: an ja)
• Past (polite): 안 잤어요  (Romanized: an jasseoyo)
  Past (informal): 안 잤어  (Romanized: an jasseo)
• Future (polite): 안 잘 거예요  (Romanized: an jal geoyeyo)
  Future (informal): 안 잘 거야  (Romanized: an jal geoya)

Example Sentences:
1. I didn’t sleep last night.
 Korean: 나는 어젯밤에 안 잤어.
 Romanized: naneun eojetbame an jasseo.
2. I will not sleep tonight.
 Korean: 오늘 밤에는 안 잘 거예요.
 Romanized: oneul bameneun an jal geoyeyo.
3. I’m not sleeping because I have exam study.
 Korean: 시험 공부 때문에 안 자고 있어요.
 Romanized: siheom gongbu ttaemune an jago isseoyo.

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